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Historical Event on 9/20/1997

President K. R. Narayanan inaugurates the first Dr. Ambedkar Law University in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/20/1939Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born.
8/29/1928Hiralal Ghisulal Gaikwad, cricket all-rounder who played the only test vs Pakistan, was born in Nagpur.
12/4/1977Ajit Agarkar, promising Indian ODI all-rounder, was born.
6/9/1997At least 50 persons were killed and 5,000 families affected in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Gangktok.
6/9/1997Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi.
1/9/1998Three RJD ministers in the Gujral Cabinet - Mr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Capt. Jai Narayan Nishad and Mrs. Kanti Singh - resign.
11/19/1998The Indira Gandhi memorial award is presented to Mirta Saavedra Polo, Ambassador of Panama, for her contributions to strengthening bilateral relations between India and Pakistan.
11/3/1933Amartya Kumar Sen, economist, was born at Santiniketan (Bangal).
7/20/1982Mira Behn (90), disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.
11/7/1998Jiwan Singh Umrangal (84), Akali leader and former Punjabi Minister, dies in hospital in Beas.